On September 5, 2018, 10 pairs of ONE Championship athletes attended the official face-off of “ONE: Beyond the Horizon” at the CHAR Bar & Grill located at Level 30 of the Indigo Hotel in Shanghai, China. The ninth pair was Honorio “The Rock” Banario, 28, of the Philippines and Amir Khan, 23, of Singapore.

Aside from the ONE Championship athletes competing at “ONE: Beyond the Horizon,” reigning ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera, 40, of the Philipines and ONE Championship’s chairman in China Hua Fung Teh attended the face-off. Hua stated, “ONE Championship remains dedicated to delivering a world-class, authentic martial arts experience right here to the fans in China.”

Featuring five MMA bouts and four striking-only ONE Super Series matches, the “ONE: Beyond the Horizon” fight night took place at the Baoshan Arena in Shanghai on September 8, 2018. In the co-main event, Banario and Khan competed in an MMA match in the lightweight division.

Referee Kemp Cheng put a stop to the lightweight bout between Banario and Khan at 4:34 of Round 1. The Singaporean contender submitted his Filipino opponent via rear-naked choke.

“ONE: Beyond the Horizon” was headlined by ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan, 30, of China and the challenger Samara “Marituba” Santos, 25, of Brazil. Here are the official results: